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Bangladesh formally seeks three-year deferral of LDC graduation

Bangladesh's newly elected government has formally requested a three-year extension of preparatory period for graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) category, citing transition-plan upsets for prolonged global shocks, domestic economic strains and political upheavals.Sources say the request was made just a day after the new administration assumed office and got...

Amar Ekushey today in new perspective

Amar Ekushey February returns today carrying memories of the language martyrs, who sacrificed their lives for the Bengali language, this year in a new perspective marked with democratic transition after an uprising.According to traditional rules, paying floral tributes began at 00:01am on February 21 (Saturday). President Mohammed Shahabuddin was the...

Continue coordinated fiscal, monetary policies to tame inflation

It is imperative for the newly elected government to continue coordinated fiscal and monetary policies to keep inflation under control, as price growth has eased to single digits in the current fiscal year.Immediate-past finance adviser of the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has tipped this wink to his successor, as...

Banks' interbank, BB borrowings plummet amid credit demand squeeze

Commercial banks' interbank and central-bank borrowings continue to plummet amid credit-demand squeeze for sluggish economic activity and also liquidity saturation through foreign-exchange conversion to local currency, experts say. The central bank intensifies its foreign-exchange-market intervention to stabilise the dollar-taka exchange rate, thereby funneling local-currency liquidity into bank vaults as spinoffs.As...

Malaysian PM greets Tarique

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called his Bangladeshi counterpart Tarique Rahman to congratulate him on his victory in the general election, reports bdnews24.com.The phone call took place at 3pm on Friday, confirmed the Prime Minister's Press Secretary Abu Abdullah M Saleh.During the conversation, the two leaders exchanged greetings and...

Shakib demands unfreezing of bank accounts

All-rounder cricketer Shakib Al Hasan claimed that his earnings were from legitimate business activities and documented sources, and demanded unfreezing of his bank accounts immediately.In a recent letter to the central bank governor and the Ministry of Finance, Shakib's attorney Md Salahuddin said the freezing of the cricketer's bank accounts...

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Many Dhaka residents do their Eid-ul-Fitr shopping in the early days of Ramadan

Many Dhaka residents do their Eid-ul-Fitr shopping in the early days of Ramadan to avoid large crowds near the end of the holy month. The photo taken in a clothing shop at a mall in the capital's Mouchak on Friday shows some shoppers checking out products — FE photo by...